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and you actually feel a little sick?

This common feeling is called:

nostalgia

8. sounds that grate

Some sounds are so harsh, grating, and discordant that they o end the ear. They lack all

sweetness, harmony, pleasantness. Tra c noises of a big city, electronic rock music, chalk
squeaking on a blackboard.…
Such blaring, ear-splitting, or spine-tingling sounds are called:

cacophonous

9. eating habits

Lions, tigers, wolves, and some other mammals subsist entirely on esh. No spinach,
salad greens, whole-wheat cereals, sugar, or spices—just good, red meat.
These mammals are:

carnivorous

10. private and public

There are certain things most of us do in private, like taking a bath. Some people like to
engage in other activities in complete privacy—eating, reading, watching TV, sleeping, for

example.
The point is that, while these activities may be conducted in privacy, there is never any
reason for keeping them secret.
But there are other activities that are kept not only private, but well-shrouded in secrecy
and concealed from public knowledge. These activities are unethical, illegal, or unsafe—like
having an a air with someone whose spouse is your best friend, betraying military secrets
to the enemy, trading in narcotics, bribing public officials, etc.

Arrangements, activities, or meetings that fall under this category are called:

clandestine

USING THE WORDS

Can you pronounce the words?

1. penury PEN′-yƏ-ree

2. vicarious vī-KAĪR′-ee-Əs